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Elijah Muhammad
1897–1975
United States
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Elijah Muhammad led the Nation of Islam from 1933 to 1975, helping it grow from a Detroit-based movement into a national organization. He promoted Black nationalism and economic self-reliance alongside racial separation. His theology included racist teachings about white people; the linked biography examines both his influence and the movement's controversies.
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